Amore — Restaurant in Ottawa

Updated review May 31, 2025 This is the third visit to Amore. The previous two experiences were very good. Not so much this time. The thing that was most disappointing was the change in the bread. Not a good change. The bagel thing is not good. Where the food was at one time very good, this experience reminded me of Spaghetti-O's. The attentiveness of the servers... took order, delivered food. Nothing more. As we were leaving, the whole line of servers was just standing there with nothing to do. Out of: Blue Cheese dressing Stuffed Mushrooms Lemonade Iced tea

It's seriously upsetting to rewrite this review from 5 stars to almost wtf. Whoever is running this place.... you probably don't know. Maybe you hired some people to run the show so you could take some time off? They're wrecking it.

This review below is from December 2024. Well done, Amore! We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to this great restaurant. Came in on a busy Friday evening and got seated right away. This place is not very big so that could mean people will wait for a table if it were any busier. Not a complaint but a point of information. Tables were turned over quickly, and the wait staff kept things moving very well. Look forward to...

Foods good. But don’t go dine in when it’s busy or you’ll spend hours there.

We had a dine in and a to go order. Both orders were placed. The waitress put the to go order in first, then the dine in order. The to go order came out first. So there were two options. Let the to order sit for an hour and half and get cold or take it to the people we were getting it for.

So we had to have someone leave the restaurant and take it to them so the food didn’t get cold. No solutions were offered by the staff. They just let it happen. The waitress literally acknowledged the issue and admitted she made a mistake but did absolutely nothing to help or make it right.

A dining experience where they make you leave is not a dining...

Absolutely delicious! My test dish for any Italian restaurant is always chicken parmesan and this did not disappoint. My husband got the tour of Italy and absolutely loved it. It included lasagna, which I usually won't eat at any restaurant because it's always inferior to mine. I would absolutely order this lasagna. My son got the chicken Milanese, which was also fantastic. Lovely spicy dish. The owner is hard-working, funny, and very hospitable. The salads were super fresh. Huge portions. You can absolutely get two to three meals out...